To export/import Quick Access Pinned Folders to a simple textfile in Windows 10, here's a pair of VBScripts that I wrote myself.
The exported textfile can also be imported after logging into a different account name.
Place the scripts in a C:\tools\QuickAccess folder or edit the scripts to match your own personal folder location preference.
Download zipfile:
QuickAccess2.zip

hdmi said:

To export/import Quick Access Pinned Folders to a simple textfile in Windows 10, here's a pair of VBScripts that I wrote myself.
The exported textfile can also be imported after logging into a different account name.
Place the scripts in a C:\tools\QuickAccess folder or edit the scripts to match your own personal folder location preference.
Download zipfile:
QuickAccess2.zip

I'm getting a script error at line 50, char 1.
(Code: 80004005)

The script is pulling the F01~ file into the folder correctly, but then doesn't convert it.

CharcoaI said:

I'm getting a script error at line 50, char 1.
(Code: 80004005)

The script is pulling the F01~ file into the folder correctly, but then doesn't convert it.

Weird. I was still running on Windows 10 Home version 20H2 back when I tested my code on 2 different laptops with no issues found so today I tested again on version 21H1 (build 1052), it threw an "Object required" error at line 46. Next, I just ran the script again, this time it worked without issues. Maybe Mickeysoft futzed with the permissions in one Windows update or another. You know you gotta love 'em for that...

Try3 said:

"Backups of Quick access pinned folders can only be restored to the specific user account name they were backed up from."

I restore Quick access to other users & other computers without any bother.
I don't normally have any folders within C:\Users pinned to Quick access. But I've tested them and, if the destination folders & access permissions exist, they work.
Even non-existent folders on the target user/computer do not hinder Quick access from displaying & operating normally.
Naturally, if a destination folder does not exist or does not permit access then an error will be caused if that Quick access item is used.

Perhaps
"Backups of Quick access pinned folders can be restored to the same or different users or even computers but the absence of particular folders or access permissions for them would cause errors if they were used. So restoring pinned folders within C:\Users can be expected to cause problems."
or
"Backups of Quick access pinned folders that include pinned folders within C:\Users can generally only be restored in a fully operational state to the specific user account [UserName] they were backed up from."


All the best,
Denis

Unless of course you use my script that will export the list of pinned folders to a textfile in such a way that it will automatically substitute the left part of the path string with %USERPROFILE% if it matches the string that %USERPROFILE% evaluates to. So, next, when you use my other script to import from this textfile while logged in to the other user account, %USERPROFILE% gets evaluated to whatever it is that it evaluates to for that account. So, it is a workaround, and, for me, it works...